The following regulations shall control the planning, development and use of multi-family dwellings in a planned development area:
(a) Development Area Occupied Exclusive by Multi-Family Dwellings. In the portion or portions of a development area in which townhouses and apartment dwellings are constructed and maintained, it is intended that such portion or portions are to be used exclusively for multi-family dwellings and no one-family dwellings shall be constructed.
(b) Density. Multi-family dwellings in a development area need not be distributed at a uniform density throughout the multi-family portion of a development area, but the number of dwelling units included within the apartment dwellings located in the apartment portion of the development area shall not exceed fifteen such units per acre. The number of dwelling units included within the townhouse dwellings located in the townhouse portion of the development area shall not exceed eight per acre. Townhouses in a Planned Development Area (PDA) District shall be designed in such a manner that each townhouse unit shall abut and have access to private or common open space.
(c) Area, Yard and Height Regulations. In any PDA District, minimum area, yard and height regulations for any townhouse or apartment dwelling shall be in accordance with Section 1252.05 of this Zoning Code.
The minimum distance between any two multi-family dwellings or parts thereof, or between a multi-family dwelling and a lot line in a development area, shall vary according to the length and height of multi-family buildings. Such minimum distance shall be determined by the formulas included in Section 1252.06.
(d) Yards for Accessory Buildings and Uses. In the multi-family portion of a development area, yards for accessory buildings and uses shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 1252.15.
(e) Dwelling Unit Area Requirements. In any PDA District, the minimum area of a townhouse and apartment dwelling shall be as provided in Section 1252.22(b).
(f) Distribution of Dwelling Units. In any PDA District, the distribution of townhouse and apartment units shall not exceed the following:
(1) PDA- 1 Townhouses 35%
(2) PDA- 2
A. Townhouse 25%
B. Apartment 20%
(g) Buildings Permitted on Zoning Lot. Any multi-family development shall abut upon a public street. However, each multi-family dwelling of a group, sequence or cluster need not so abut so long as each dwelling is accessible to service and emergency vehicles.
(Ord. 2012-085. Passed 9-17-12.)